'Triose' definitions:
Definition of 'triose'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
Definition of 'Triose'
From: GCIDE
- Triose \Tri"ose\, n. [Tri- + -ose.] (Chem.) (a) A sugar derived from a trihydric alcohol. (b) A trisaccharide. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]